Yes, the tongue weight doesn't change, just the weight on the axles when using a WDH.
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Originally Posted by lbrjet
Bilcin,
Your receiver rating should be compared against the hitch load, which is the sum of the WDH plus the tongue weight. You can manually weigh the WDH. To calculate the tongue weight with the CAT scale you need two weightings. The first with the truck only with the hitch head on and the bars in the truck bed. The second with the trailer and the bars still in the bed. The difference in the two truck weights is the tongue weight. Tongue weight is the portion of the trailer weight supported by the tongue jack that is transferred to the truck axles when you raise the trailer jack. A WDH does not change the tongue weight, it simply shifts truck axle loads from/to one another and to the trailer axle(s).
If anyone would like to know the physics behind a WDH, reading the first thread in the towing section on RV.NET is a good place to start.
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